[The Caliphate and Imamate]
وَالمُسْلِمُونَ لَا بُدَّ لَهُمْ مِنْ إِمَامٍ ، لِيَقُومَ بِتَنْفِيذِ أَحْكَامِهِمْ ، وَإِقَامَةِ حُدُودِهِم ، وسَدِّ ثُغُورِهِم ، وَتَجْهِيزِ جُيُوشِهِمْ ، وَأَخْذِ صَدَقَاتِهِمْ ، وَقَهْرِ المُتَغَلَّبَةِ وَالمُتَلَصَّصَةِ وَقُطَّاعِ الطَّرِيقِ ، وَإِقَامَةِ الجُمَعِ وَالأَعْيَادِ ، وَقَطْعِ المُنَازَعَاتِ الْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ ، وَقَبُولِ الشَّهَادَاتِ الْقَائِمَةِ عَلَى الحُقُوقِ ، وَتَزْوِيجِ الصِّغَارِ وَالصَّغَائِرِ الَّذِينَ لَا أَوْلِيَاءَ لَهُمْ ، وَقِسْمَةِ الْغَنَائِمِ وَنَحْوِ ذلِكَ .
037- The Muslims must have an Imam, who will carry out the administration of their decisions, the maintaining of their restrictive ordinances, the guarding of their frontiers, the equipping of their armies, the receiving of their alms, the subjugation of those who get the upper hand and robbers and highwaymen, the performance of worship on Fridays and Festivals, the settlement of disputes which take place among creatures, the receiving of the evidence based on legal rights, the giving in marriage young men and maidens who have no guardians, and the division of the booty.